Author Archives: Michaela

About Michaela

I am a wanderer and a wonderer, like you are. I love our journey and to walk in the company of friends – to learn, experience, share, laugh, cry and above all I simply love this marvelous, magical, mysterious life. I have no plan (cannot believe I am saying this) and my only intention is to be truthful to myself and others.

The Beloved

Posted on February 26, 2011 by Michaela

The Beloved Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens) His wisdom flowed from heaven’s book Just like threaded pearls, Just like threaded pearls He left his self to flee to God And God sent him back to us He was born to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Zeitgeist Music | 9 Comments

Beyond extraordinary

Posted on February 26, 2011 by Michaela

Information is power and in the age of the information revolution, cyber and satellite communication is transforming our lives, reinventing the relationship between people and power. How will governments (and influential organizations) deal with the information revolution.

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Everywhere

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Michaela

everywhere the aroma of God begins to arise look at these people not knowing their feet from head as they begin to arrive every soul is seeking His soul every soul parched with thirst they’ve all heard the voice of … Continue reading →

Posted in All things Rumi | Tagged Rumi, soul | 1 Comment

Present Day

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Michaela

All that God created six thousand years ago and even earlier, when He created the world, He creates all of them right now. ( Meister Eckart b 1260, d 1328)

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Wisconsin, Iraq

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Michaela

by Paul Krugman Here’s a thought: maybe Madison, Wis., isn’t Cairo after all. Maybe it’s Baghdad — specifically, Baghdad in 2003, when the Bush administration put Iraq under the rule of officials chosen for loyalty and political reliability rather than … Continue reading →

Posted in The world we live in Now | Tagged Paul Krugman, The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism, Wisconsin | 1 Comment

Freedom and the Internet

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Michaela

by Jillian York In early 2010, Hillary Clinton, the US Secretary of State, gave a much-lauded speech on Internet freedom, promising to make online freedoms part of the “American brand”. At the time, most discussion surrounding the topic in mainstream media was … Continue reading →

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Tweet, tweet….

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Michaela

So have you ever followed a Tweet on the ongoing revolution in Lybia and Gaddafi ? Or would you rather watch a life blog ? Or would you like to know whats going on in Bahrain ? Or maybe Algeria … Continue reading →

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